God delights to give His children “every good…and every perfect gift” (Jas. 1:17), but if the physical blessings we desire were always and immediately given at our request, God would become nothing more than a big slot machine in the sky, and our prayers would become meaningless tokens mechanically fed into an apparatus as a means to achieve our whims with which we have no relationship. God would receive no glory, and we would pray our souls into a black hole. Whether God answers our prayers with a “no” or “not yet” or “yes,” His goal is to draw us closer to Himself in a relationship so that we might view Him as our ultimate reward.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Dairy		Butter, Beans	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Ca; (No. 303) Bush's Best green butter beans
1/2	c	Liquid from can
1	c	Grated Cheddar cheese; divided
1	tb	Butter or margarine
1	c	Small cheese crackers; crushed
1	c	Chopped celery
1/4	ts	Onion powder
1/8	ts	Pepper
1/2	c	Mayonnaise

INSTRUCTIONS

Drain Bush's Best green beans, reserving 1/2 cup liquid from can. Put
beans, reserved liquid, chopped celery, onion powder, pepper, mayonnaise
and 1/2 cup of the cheese into greased casserole. Stir to mix well. Dot
with butter; sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup cheese on top, then spread crushed
crackers over all. Bake 30 to 40 minutes in a 300 degrees oven.
Posted to recipelu-digest by "Diane Geary" <diane@keyway.net> on Feb 27,
1998

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